New Delhi: The richest 1 percent of India’s population owned more than 40.5% of the country’s total wealth in 2021, while the bottom 50% of the population only accounted for around 3% of it, non-profit group Oxfam India said in a report released on Tuesday. The
Srinagar: All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) has called for a shutdown in Civil Lines and adjoining areas on January 21 to commemorate the 33rd anniversary of Gawkadal massacre. In a statement, APHC leader Engineer Hilal Ahmad War said, “The mass massacre was carried out by occupational
Uttar Pradesh: A historical mosque located in India’s northern state of Uttar Pradesh was reportedly demolished in order to "widen the road". United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)'s former chair of International Water Cooperation Ashok Swain shared a video of the mosque being bulldozed
Srinagar: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) President, Mehbooba Mufti, has said that Jammu is the worst victim of Bharatiya Janata Party’s political gimmick. Addressing a party meeting in Jammu, Mehbooba Mufti said Jammu, once considered as the economic hub of IIOJK, is the worst victim of BJP’s
New Delhi: When World Religion Day was celebrated across the globe on Sunday, India under fascist Narendra Modi has become a dangerous country for Muslims and Christians. It is a reminder of the need for harmony and understanding between religions and faith systems. Under BJP’s leadership,
United Nations: Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned that the rule of law is at grave risk of becoming “the Rule of Lawlessness,” pointing to a host of unlawful actions across the globe from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and coups in Africa’s Sahel region to North Korea’s
Paris: The world’s political and business elite will gather for the annual Davos summit next week to promote “cooperation in a fragmented world”, with war in Ukraine, the climate crisis and global trade tensions high on the agenda. For half a century, the World Economic Forum
Mytilence, Greece: A Greek court dropped espionage charges against 24 activists involved in rescuing migrants, after a lengthy trial denounced by rights groups and international organizations. The dramatic development in the case comes against a backdrop of what a top European human rights official has described
Brussels: The number of attempts by migrants to enter the European Union without authorization reached around 330,000 last year, the highest number since 2016, the EU’s border and coast guard agency said. Almost half of the 2022 attempts were made over land through the Western Balkans
Dubai: Iran has executed British-Iranian national Alireza Akbari, the judiciary's Mizan news agency reported on Saturday, after sentencing the former Iranian deputy defence minister to death on charges of spying for Britain. British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly said late on Friday Iran must not follow through